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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Hi,
Let us pretend I have a picture hung (good/correct??) on the wall and that is above a chair that happens to be in front of the wall a few centimeters out. Is this correct?

The picture is over a chair.

I think this is correct.

The chopsticks are over a bowl.
  

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" I suppose it's argumentative. In my opinion, "above" indicates relative elevation, and allows some fudging on the perpendicular location (the Y-axis, so to speak). The picture is [hung] over the chair indicates to me that if you cut it loose it would fall into the chair.

— Avangi

  • " I suppose it's argumentative.
  • In my opinion, "above" indicates relative elevation, and allows some fudging on the perpendicular location (the Y-axis, so to speak).
  • The picture is [hung] over the chair indicates to me that if you cut it loose it would fall into the chair.
  • But I think you could say the picture is hung on the wall, over the chair.
  • ) "The airplane is flying above the clouds" means "higher than the clouds," IMO.
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I would choose "above the chair" rather than "over the chair." I suppose it's argumentative. In my opinion, "above" indicates relative elevation, and allows some fudging on the perpendicular location (the Y-axis, so to speak). The picture is [hung] over the chair indicates to me that if you cut it loose it would fall into the chair. But I think you could say the picture is hung on the wall, o
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